Samsung India Electronics stated
, 18 February that smartphone sales in India is going to be lead by 4G
connectivity.The company’s director of mobile business, Manu Sharmasaid “This year smartphone sales in
India would be driven by 4G connectivity. Nationally, Samsung has a 62 % market
share in the 4G segment. However, our focus would be on the Rs
20,000-35,000 price range.” Presently, Samsung is offering 18 4G-enabled
handsets.

It has also combined with Airtel for offering a 4G data offer to its
customers where one can utilise up to 30GB data for six months. With respect to
value, smartphone sales in India last year has grown 20 per cent. This year it
is expected to grow by 16-18 per cent. Mr Sharma pointed out that people
today are changing phones every 16 to 18 months, this has gone down from 22 to
24 months two years back. There are also people who change phones every five to
six months.As per industry experts, India is among the fastest growing
smartphone markets in the world. In 2015, almost 550 million feature phones
were sold in India. On a national level, the company’s total market share is
45.9 per cent. The company also has a share of almost 43 per cent in the mobile
phone industry including feature phones.